Perun Surname

149,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Perun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,5481:29,4074,252
United States4051:894,96067,538
Russia2731:527,92348,073
Kazakhstan2221:79,6519,313
Poland2061:184,50825,151
Slovakia851:62,78212,155
Canada391:944,75971,777
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
France261:2,554,720189,486
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway71:734,61250,907
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Peruń (104) & Perún (15) are calculated separately.

Perun (146) may also be a first name.

Perun Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Perun Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Perun (Hindi: पेरून, Oriya: େପରୁନ, Russian: Перун) is found most in Ukraine. It may also occur as: Peruń or Perún. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,751st most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,471,192 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Perun live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 763,528th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 146 people.

This surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,548 people, or 1 in 29,407. In Ukraine Perun is primarily concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 34 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 14 percent live and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 9 percent live. Apart from Ukraine Perun is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Perun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Perun surname increased 20,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Perun last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 35.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Perun earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,537 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peruń93104/
Perún9315/
Petrun91817/
Peerun91546/
Peruin91370/
Poerun91107/
Pierun9182/
Perhun9171/
Perung9167/
Pergun9163/
Perđun9152/
Paerun9116/
Perrun9111/
Peruun914/
Peraun914/
Perune912/
Peroun912/
Pereun911/
Pearun910/
Perusin83269/
Peroune83112/
Perzhun8373/
Petrung8372/
Perrune8370/
Phetrun8330/
Petrunt8317/
Peirung8310/
Perutin839/
Phearun838/
Petrune834/
Petruin831/
Petrunk831/
Perhune831/
Petrunh831/
Peerung831/
Perrung830/
Peron8022,717/
Parun80323/
Pirun80150/
Perum8091/
Pyrun8037/
Perón8022/
Porun8021/
Perunova772,027/
Peruchin77244/
Phetrung77119/
Perunová7782/
Petrusin7760/
Peerutin7719/
Petrusen778/
Perushyn776/
Pethrung776/
Petrucin774/
Petroung773/
Peroutin772/
Perrutin772/
Perround771/
Petroune771/
Petruşin771/
Phetreun771/
Peruggin771/
Perussin771/
Perron7337,235/
Peyron735,090/
Piorun731,876/
Paruin731,465/
Pieron731,289/
Phirun731,045/
Pahrun73527/
Pharun73459/
Peiron73294/
Pearon73223/
Pheron73134/
Perzon73109/
Petrum7398/
Pitrun7396/
Peeron7378/
Pairun7360/
Pirung7343/
Perhon7343/
Pirgun7339/
Paraun7331/
Pieruń7327/
Parhun7325/
Paarun7312/
Peirón7310/
Pajrun738/
Pohrun735/
Porhun734/
Peronn733/
Perrum733/
Paruhn732/
Poroun732/
Phyrun732/
Perrón732/
Poirun731/
Pearum731/
Perđum731/
Parrun731/
Peyrón731/
Pehrum731/
Peroon731/
Piruin731/
Piroun731/
Pytrun731/
Pehron730/
Perhum730/
Payrun730/
Petrushyn71699/
Petrussen71218/
Petruchin7130/
Perhunova7112/
Petruchen7110/
Petruszyn715/
Perroutin712/
Phetroung712/
Perussing711/
Perruchin711/
Phetreung711/
Pheatrung711/
Pierron6710,456/
Pirrung67721/
Pearzon67193/
Pearron67110/
Phairun6723/
Petruschin678/
Piround678/
Pehrzon678/
Phearum677/
Phearon677/
Pearoon677/
Pirutin676/
Peirron673/
Paharun673/
Pierzon672/
Phirung672/
Pierrón672/
Parhoun672/
Perroon671/
Perusem671/
Pherron671/
Petrusshin671/
Paraunh671/
Perusim671/
Petrouchin671/
Petrusienė671/
Petrussend671/
Perrron671/
Phetrraung671/
Pethrum670/

Perun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perun in the Hindi language
पेरूनperuna-
Perun in the Oriya language
େପରୁନeparuna-
Perun in the Russian language
Перунperun-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perun
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